Throughout the video are Lana's favorite Americana: the peaceful isolation of desert canyons, tire swings, seedy motels, orange soda, motorcycles, burly biker dudes (several of whom she has heavy-petting sessions with), cut-off blue jeans, fringe jackets, and cowboy boots. Not to mention, (of course) a hazy concoction of cheap beer and whisky. Also, the voiceovers at the beginning and end of the video pretty roundly explain Lana Del Rey's influences in a way we haven't heard from her before. The "open road" is her greatest muse, a place where she can explore her "darkest fantasies," in search of freedom.

Of all the video's theatrics, the most powerful occurs at the song's climax. She sings, "I'm tired of feeling like I'm f**king crazy" while twirling in a feather headdress and pointing a gun to her head. It's a startling image because it's such an honest moment for a singer who has been accused of being inauthentic and actually crazy. This moment can be looked at as a way of addressing her critics in defiance. "You think I don't know what you all say about me? You think I don't feel crazy from all of this undue criticism?" she seems to be saying.

And as a form of foreshadowing, to close the book on all the incessant chatter around her, she says, in the video's final voiceover: "I believe in the country America used to be./ Who are you?/I am f***king crazy./But I am free."

By the way, "Ride" is on a re-tooled version of her debut, including eight new songs. Born to Die: The Paradise Edition is out November 12. Video, below.

I'm so impressed by Lana! She has truly grown as an artist, in my opinion. What do y'all think of "Ride," and is anyone else excited as I am to hear more new music from her?